Manufacturer support
Priced for the next product
Renewals fund the vendor’s cycle, not the hardware you already paid for.
A contract per brand
Servers on one agreement, storage on another, the SAN on a third — each with its own renewal date.
End of service is the end
When they stop selling support, the equipment is often still in production.
A queue, then a depot
First contact is a ticket. The part ships from somewhere else.



